ST George and St Teresa
Catholic Primary School, Bentley Heath has been downgraded from outstanding to
good by inspectors Ofsted.
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The inspectorate visited the Mill Lane
It rated leadership, quality
of teaching, achievement of pupils and early years provision as good and
behaviour of pupils as outstanding.
It was rated outstanding
overall at its last inspection in 2008 and was not inspected again under 2011 rules
which stated that outstanding schools require less inspection.
It said “although pupils make
good progress overall, there are some variations between classes” particularly
in Key Stage 2 for seven to 11-year-olds.
It said: “Some activities are
not set at the right level of difficulty to ensure rapid progress.”
And it said: “Systems to
collect information about the achievement of different groups of pupils are too
complicated to enable senior leaders to rapidly identify any weaknesses and
take action.
“Feedback to teachers about
their work does not always provide precise guidance to help all pupils make
better progress.”
Yet it praised above average
levels of reading, writing and maths, the proportion of top performers,
governors’ leadership and “exemplary” behaviour.
It said: “The curriculum (the
subjects taught) provides pupils with many memorable experiences including a
wide range of before-and-after-school activities which contribute strongly to their
spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.”
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